EP 2417922 A1 20120215 - Expandable thoracic access port
Title (en)
Expandable thoracic access port
Title (de)
Erweiterbarer Anschluss für thorakalen Zugang
Title (fr)
Port d'accès thoracique extensible
Publication
Application
Priority
- US 37293910 P 20100812
- US 201113166878 A 20110623
Abstract (en)
A surgical access assembly for positioning within an opening in tissue including an outer member positionable outside a patient and defining an opening therein to receive a surgical instrument. The outer member has a first portion and a second portion wherein at least one of the first and second portions is movable with respect to the other portion. The assembly also includes an inner member positionable within a patient and a flexible member extending between the inner member and outer member, wherein movement of one of the first and second portions of the outer member adjusts tension on the flexible member to retract tissue. A locking mechanism locks the outer member in a plurality of select expanded positions. The locking mechanism includes first engagement structure on the first portion engageable with the second portion and a slidable member movable to a locking position to retain the first and second portions in the select expanded position.
IPC 8 full level
A61B 17/34 (2006.01); A61B 17/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
A61B 17/0218 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/3423 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/3431 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 17/3439 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/0225 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/3427 (2013.01 - EP US); A61B 2017/3488 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
- [XI] WO 03034908 A2 20030501 - APPLIED MED RESOURCES [US], et al
- [A] EP 2179699 A1 20100428 - TYCO HEALTHCARE [US]
- [A] US 5524644 A 19960611 - CROOK BERWYN M [US]
- [A] US 6332468 B1 20011225 - BENETTI FREDERICO J [AR]
- [A] WO 2005089655 A1 20050929 - ATROPOS LTD [IE], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2417922 A1 20120215; EP 2417922 B1 20160803; AU 2011204922 A1 20120301; CA 2746619 A1 20120212; CN 102397105 A 20120404; CN 102397105 B 20160210; JP 2012040381 A 20120301; US 2012041269 A1 20120216; US 2014058207 A1 20140227; US 8597180 B2 20131203; US 9168031 B2 20151027
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11250719 A 20110811; AU 2011204922 A 20110721; CA 2746619 A 20110718; CN 201110235668 A 20110812; JP 2011176359 A 20110811; US 201113166878 A 20110623; US 201314067393 A 20131030